CBM 558E - Nutrient and Water Cycles in Circular Economy

Course Objectives

The goals of the course are as follows:
1. Definition and importance of sustainability concept in water cycle
2. Environmental, socio-economic, and technological dimensions of wastewater recovery and reuse
3. Resource and nutrient recovery technologies for wastewaters
4. Role of water and resource recovery in circular economy

Course Description

Definition, importance and scope of natural water and nutrient cycle, Investigation of urban
water cycle from a sustainable point of view, Water conservartion and reuse in industry and
agriculture, Social, economic, regulatory, environmental and technological dimesions of
wastewater recovery ve reuse, Resource recovery from wastewater, Paradigm shift from nutrient
removal from conventional perspective to nutrient recovery from resource recovery perspective,
Recovery techniques of nutrients, Role of water and resource recovery in circular economy